Consultation Organizations

Japanese（日本語（にほんご））

Some of the following organizations require reservations for consultation. The availability of foreign language consultation depends on the day of the week.

If you have any language difficulties and you need help with translation, please contact the Human Rights Division or MAFGA.

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• For Daily Life
• Visas
• Medical Treatment
• Counseling
• Health
• Children
• Women
• Human Rights
• Traffic Accidents
• Troubles with Shopping or Contracts
• Employment
• Issues with Housing Contracts

For Daily Life

If you have any problems, please contact the following organizations by telephone, letter, FAX, e-mail, or visit the office directly.

Human Rights Division (Japanese)

TEL: 072-724-6720 FAX: 072-725-8360
Address: Minoh City, Ina 1-14-5, Minoh City Office Third Annex 2F

Citizen Services Division (Japanese)

TEL: 072-724-6723 FAX: 072-723-5538
Address: Minoh City, Nishishoji 4-6-1, Minoh City Office Annex 1F

Minoh Association For Global Awareness (MAFGA)

TEL: 072-727-6912 (Japanese, English)
FAX: 072-727-6920
URL: http://www.mafga.or.jp (External link)
Email: soudan@mafga.or.jp
Address: Minoh City, Onoharanishi 5-2-36, Minoh Multicultural Center
Free multilingual consultations about daily life, such as childcare, education, work, medical care, welfare, status of residence, etc. Your privacy is protected. Consultation is free of charge.

	Day	Time	Language
Everyday life consultations	Tuesday - Sunday	9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese
Individual consultations	Tuesday	10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
			Japanese, English, Chinese
	Wednesday *at Osaka University Minoh Campus 3F	10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.	English, Nepali, Portuguese
	Saturday	10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.	English, Vietnamese
	As needed (reservation needed)		Hindi, Turkish, Mongolian, etc.

If your consultation takes a while or you speak a different language, please make contact beforehand to arrange an interpreter.

Osaka International House Foundation 

(Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog)
TEL: 06-6773-6533
URL: http://www.ih-osaka.or.jp/(External link)
Open: Weekdays 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Weekends, public holidays 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (closed during the New Year period 29 Dec - 3 Jan)

Osaka Information Service for Foreign Residents

(Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Thai, Indonesian, Nepali)
TEL: 06-6941-2297 FAX: 06-6966-2401 (Japanese, English)
Address: Osaka City, Chuo ward, Honmachi 2-5, My Dome Osaka 5F
Open: Monday, Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (appointment required after 5:00 p.m.)
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 
2nd + 4th Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (appointment required)
Closed: Public holidays, the New Year period (29 Dec - 3 Jan)
URL: http://www.ofix.or.jp/ (External link) (multilingual)
Essentials for Living in Osaka URL: https://www.ofix.or.jp/life/japanese/guide/(External link) (multilingual)

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Visas

Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau

TEL: 0570-064259
Address: Osaka City, Suminoe Ward, Nankokita 1-29-53
Open: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (closed Saturday, Sunday, public holidays)

Immigration Information Center, Osaka

TEL: 0570-013904
Open: 8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. (Monday - Friday)

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Medical Treatment

Calling an Ambulance

• Fire Department Headquarters
  TEL: 119 (this includes cellphones)
  Please see "Emergency" for details.

Information on Hospitals with Foreign Language Services and the Japanese Medical System

• AMDA International Medical Information Center Osaka Office
  TEL: 03-6233-9266
  Open: Weekdays 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (closed public holidays, the New Year period 29 Dec - 3 Jan) (Japanese)
  URL:amdamedicalcenter.com( External link ) (English, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Tagalog, Thai, Japanese)

Medical Treatment of AIDS

• Osaka Toneyama Medical Center
  TEL: 06-6853-2001 (Switchboard)
• Osaka General Medical Center
  TEL: 06-6692-1201 (Switchboard)

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Counseling

Japan Help Line

TEL: 0120-461-997

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Health

Minoh Life Plaza (Japanese)

TEL: 072-727-9500 FAX: 072-727-3539

Ikeda Public Health Center

TEL: 072-751-2990 FAX: 072-751-3234
Address: 563-0041, Ikeda City, Masumicho 3-19

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Children

Support Centers for Child Raising (Ohisama Room)

Name	Address	Inquiries
Support Center for Child Raising (Ohisama Room Kayano)	Kayano 1-19-4	TEL / FAX: 072-723-5433 (TEL for consultation only 072-721-8845) (Open Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., closed public holidays)
Support Center for Child Raising (Ohisama Room Minoh)	Minoh 6-3-1	TEL / FAX: 072-723-5433 (TEL for consultation only 072-721-8845) (Open Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., closed public holidays)
Support Center for Child Raising (Ohisama Room Hijiri)	Ina 6-14-34	TEL: 072-734-8858 (Tasedai Koryu Center) FAX: 072-734-8818

Public Daycare Centers

Name	Address	Inquiries
Sakuragaoka Daycare Center	Sakuragaoka 3-12-5	TEL: 072-723-8118
Kayano Daycare Center	Kayano 1-19-30	TEL: 072-723-5400
Higashi Daycare Center	Aogein 5-2-1	TEL: 072-728-4858

Private Daycare Centers (listed in groups of 10)

Name	Address	Inquiries
Joshoji Rinpokan Daycare Center	Hakunoshima 2-15-12	TEL: 072-723-1075
Onohara Gakuen	Onoharanishi 1-12-41	TEL: 072-729-2668
Hosenji Daycare Center	Aomadanihigashi 5-21-14	TEL: 072-729-3319
Momiji Daycare Center	Imamiya 2-4-25	TEL: 072-729-7371
Misuzu Gakuen Sakuragaoka Daycare Center  (0-2 years old only)	Sakuragaoka 1-10-29	TEL: 072-720-7575
Segawa Daycare Center	Segawa 3-2-6	TEL: 072-723-2302
Sakura Daycare Center	Sakura 2-15-14	TEL: 072-724-9614
Tsubasa Gakuen	Gein 1-2-3	TEL: 072-729-0283
Saito Minori Daycare Center	Saitoaominami 6-15-4	TEL: 072-749-1500
Shimmachi Yuusei Daycare Center	Shimmachinaka 1-1-6	TEL: 072-738-0303

Name	Address	Inquiries
Minoh Daycare Center	Minoh 5-12-30	TEL: 072-723-5252
Kurehayume Daycare Center	Kayano 5-7-30	TEL: 072-726-9614
Art Child Care Minoh	Sakurai 2-11-16	TEL: 072-720-0234
Asuku Saitonishi Daycare Center	Saitoaominami 1-18-38	TEL: 072-749-0850
Minoh Poppo Daycare Center (0-2 years old only)	Sakura 4-18-14, Maison Ardent 3, North Building 1F	TEL: 072-722-5756
Mebae Daycare Center (0-2 years old only)	Minoh 6-10-19, UNITED J's 1F	TEL: 072-741-1127
Aigran Daycare Center Makiochi	Makiochi 2-5-15	TEL: 072-736-9650
Koguma no Mori Daycare Center Minoh Saitoen (0-2 years old only)	Saitoaominami 2-12-32 (URBAN HILLS SAITO I 1F)	TEL: 072-749-6100
Minokko Daycare Center (0-2 years old only)	Kayano 5-7-35	TEL: 072-734-7734
Treasure Kids Aominami Daycare Center	Saitoaominami 2-12-22	TEL: 072-734-8010

Name	Address	Inquiries
Treasure Kids Imamiya Daycare Center	Imamiya 3-8-2	TEL: 072-737-6033
Treasure Kids Nishijuku Daycare Center	Nishijuku 2-21-19	TEL: 072-749-3008
Koguma no Mori Daycare Center Minoh-en	Aogein 2-16-30	TEL: 072-729-1680
Sakurasakumirai Minoh	Sembanishi 3-6-3	TEL: 072-737-8239
Art Child Care Minoh Ina Daycare Center	Sembanishi 1-11-9	TEL: 072-728-5000
Daycare Center Minoh no Ouchi	Sembanishi 2-2-1, New Erimo Building 2F	TEL: 072-735-7029

Small-Scale Local Childcare Facilities

Name	Address	Inquiries
Kaisei Petite Daycare Center Onohara-en	Onoharahigashi 5-4-12, Onohara Sun Heights 1F	TEL: 072-737-4880
Noichigo Daycare Center	Onoharanishi 5-4-20	TEL: 072-743-3235
Tsukushi Daycare Center	Hakunoshima 1-1-33	TEL: 072-725-1123
Hijiri Toyokawa Daycare Center	Aomadaninishi 1-2-1, Toyokawa Branch 2F	TEL: 072-729-4152
Daycare Center Minoh no Ouchi	Sembanishi 2-2-1, New Erimo Building 2F	TEL: 072-735-7029
Fairy Kids Daycare Center Sakurai	Sakurai 1-13-2-101, Halleria Sakurai	TEL: 072-737-9941
Remon no Ko Saito Daycare Center	Aomadanihigashi 5-5-8	TEL: 072-786-9044
Donguri Daycare Center	Makiochi 3-13-33, Active Minoh 2F	TEL: 072-734-6669
Kuruuru Daycare Center	Ina 1-14-5, Minoh City Office, 3rd Annex Building 4F	TEL: 072-736-8405
Hidamari Daycare Center	Segawa 2-3-2	TEL: 080-4664-4654

Public Kindergartens

Name	Address	Inquiries	Please note
Kayano Kindergarten	Kayano 2-7-16	TEL: 072-722-7790	Will become a public certified child center from April 2024.
Seinan Kindergarten	Segawa 3-2-3	TEL: 072-723-8101	Will become a public certified child center from April 2024.
Naka Kindergarten	Minoh 5-10-23	TEL: 072-722-8503	Will close at the end of March 2024.
Toyokawaminami Kindergarten	Onoharahigashi 4-27-43	TEL: 072-727-2577	Will become a public certified child center from April 2024.

 Private Kindergartens

Name	Address	Inquiries
Wakaba Kindergarten	Sakurai 2-7-2	TEL: 072-721-2431
Minoh Sakuragaoka Kindergarten	Sakuragaoka 2-8-16	TEL: 072-723-2500

Public Certified Child Centers (to open April 2024)

Name	Address	Inquiries	Please note
Kayano Child Center (Daycare)	Kayano 2-7-16	TEL 072-722-7790	Open from April 2024.
Kayano Child Center (Kindergarten)	Kayano 1-19-30	TEL 072-723-5400

Private Certified Child Centers

Name	Address	Inquiries
Misuzu Gakuen, Shimmachi Child Center	Shimmachi Naka 1-23-11	TEL: 072-743-9001
Certified Child Center Makiochi Kindergarten	Makiochi 2-12-41	TEL: 072-722-2855
Certified Child Center Assumption Kokusai Kindergarten	Nyoidani 1-10-11	TEL: 072-722-3933
Certified Child Center Hijiri Higashi Kindergarten	Aomadaninishi 1-7-1	TEL: 072-729-1566
Certified Child Center Minoh Gakuen Affliated Kindergarten	Minoh 7-7-31	TEL: 072-723-6566
Certified Child Center Ao Kindergarten	Aomadani Higashi 5-30-19	TEL: 072-729-4192

• School Education Division (Japanese)
  TEL: 072-724-6761 FAX: 072-724-6010
• School Life Support Division (Japanese)
  TEL: 072-724-6760 FAX: 072-724-6010
• Student Guidance Division (Japanese)
  TEL: 072-724-6752 FAX: 072-724-6010

List of Childcare institutions (Japanese)

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Women

Human Rights Division (Japanese)

TEL: 072-724-6943 FAX: 072-725-8360

Dawn Center, Osaka Prefectural Center for Youth and Gender Equality

TEL: 06-6910-8500 FAX: 06-6910-8775
TEL: 06-6910-8588 (Consultation only)
URL: http://www.dawncenter.jp/(External link)
Open: Tuesday - Friday 1:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., 6:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
          Weekends 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 1:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

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Human Rights

Human Rights Division (Japanese)

TEL: 072-724-6720 FAX: 072-725-8360

Minoh Association For Global Awareness (MAFGA)

TEL: 072-727-6912 FAX: 072-727-6920
URL: http://www.mafga.or.jp (External link)

Osaka Legal Affairs Bureau, Protection of Human Rights Department

TEL: 06-6942-9496
Address: Osaka City, Chuo Ward, Tanimachi 2-1-17, Osaka Joint Legal Government Building No. 2

Language	Day	Time
English, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Nepali, Spanish, Indonesian, Thai	Weekdays (closed during the New Year period 29 Dec - 3 Jan)	9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Osaka Bar Association (English, Korean, Chinese, Japanese)

Phone consultation for foreigners' rights, such as residential status, forcible removal and employment.
They will introduce you to a lawyer who can speak English, Korean, or Chinese. 
TEL: 06-6364-6251 (every 2nd & 4th Friday of the month 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

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Traffic Accidents

Police

TEL: 110

Fire Department Headquarters

TEL: 119 (Fire or Sickness Emergency) (this includes cellphones)

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Troubles with Shopping or Contracts

Minoh Consumer Life Center (Japanese)

TEL: 072-722-0999
Open: Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(closed public holidays, the New Year period 29 Dec - 3 Jan)

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Employment

• Osaka Prefecture Labor Consultation Center
  
  Labor consultations with translator (English, Chinese, Vietnamese)
  TEL: 06-6946-2600
  Open: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (closed 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
  Consultations are 120 minutes, available online or in-person.
  Reservation required.
  
  Consultations for Ukraine refugees are also available in Ukrainian and Russian languages every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month.
  Consultations are 45 minutes, available online/in-person/via phone. 
  Reservation required.

Employment Organizations

• Hello Work Sakai, Employment Service Corner for Foreigners

• Osaka Employment Service Center for Foreigners
  
  TEL: 06-7709-9465 (English, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Nepali, Vietnamese, Ukrainian)
  Address: Osaka City, Kita Ward, Kakudacho 8-47, Hankyu Grand Building 16F
  Open: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  (closed Saturday, Sunday, public holidays, the New Year period).
  If you need a translator for your preferred language, please contact us for days and times.
• Hello Work Ikeda
  
  TEL: 072-751-2595 (Japanese) FAX: 072-751-5848
  Address: Ikeda City, Sakaehonmachi 12-9
  Open: Weekdays 8:30 a.m. - 5.15 p.m.

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Issues with Housing Contracts

Hokusetsu Branch, The Osaka Prefecture Housing Lot and Building Trading Council (Japanese)

Osaka Prefecture Housing Lot and Building Trading Council (Japanese)

Housing Lot and Building Trading Control Section, Osaka Prefectural Government (Japanese)

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